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The Kansas Senate in late February passed a bill that could send teachers to jail if they expose students to material deemed harmful to minors. While proponents say the intention is to shield children from pornography, critics fear that the overbroad statute could criminalize many legitimate topics of study.

A librarian’s imagination helped inspire unprecedented participation from students and earned O’Neill Middle School in Downers Grove, Illinois, a $30,000 prize as a Follett Challenge semifinalist. Now, the school will have the opportunity to compete for an additional $30,000.

The recipient of the 2015 ALCTS Outstanding Publication Award is Robert L. Maxwell for his book Maxwell’s Handbook for RDA: Explaining and Illustrating RDA: Resource Description and Access Using MARC 21 (Chicago: ALA Editions, 2013).

ALSC has selected its 2015 list of Notable Children’s Books. The list of titles includes fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and picture books of special interest, quality, creativity and value to children 14 years of age and younger.